The first egg has appeared in the Eastern bluebird nest I am watching on the bird cam. The song sparrow, previously identified, has been joined by a solo...
With today's warm wet weather, I started thinking that it might be a good night for amphibian activity--frogs calling and salamanders moving about. But,...
Made a couple trips out to Tomhannock reservoir this weekend. Friday seemed to be more productive, as ice had expanded a bit on Sunday and pushed birds either...
I decided to take advantage of the warm weather this morning (1 April 2008) and participate in the eBird Rusty Blackbird Survey by checking a few spots along...
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Alan Mapes
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Apr 2, 2008 12:11 am
The good spot I know is the intersection of Picard Road and Tygert Road near Voorheesville. The critters cross the road to reach ponds/wetlands. We had 7...
I observed a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker hawking for insects this afternoon in the woods behind my house. It was rather entertaining, and unexpected (the...
I asked Hope Batcheller a young birder from New York if she wanted to share any of her Young birding experiances with others on my blog and this is what I...
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Steve Faccio
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Apr 2, 2008 2:43 pm
Hello Birders, As part of a regional bird monitoring program, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies(VCE), in collaboration with the National Park Service's ...
Also of note is the fact that Hope is on the Tropicbirds team for ABA and is participating in the Great Texas Birding Classic on May 3. I think this is a...
We had a Kestrel out in the front yard for a while this morning. He'd perch on the power line, and then fly down and grab something - probably a bug - from...
100+ Common Redpolls hungrily feeding at my niger feeders and on the ground under them. A couple redpolls also trying the sunflower. Never saw that before....
I just wanted to take a moment to say hello to everyone here as I joined this group just recently. Over the past several years I have been making bird watching...
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Alan Mapes
aamapes@...
Apr 2, 2008 11:47 pm
Mark, For eagles, I can recommend a few spots on the Hudson south of Albany. A week ago, my wife and I stopped at a few spots there, observing eagles from...
I did a drive by Papscanee Island at about 5:30 - 6:15. Nice assortment of ducks on the flooded fields on both sides of the road on the way in to the North...
Hi, Mark Welcome to "the group". Be sure to check out the waxwings carefully to see if there might be any Bohemian Waxwings present. Large numbers of these...
Hi, If I was any kind of bird, I think I'd be a Cedar Waxwing. They'll hang out together and sometimes all sit on a limb and pass berries down the line. They...
Greetings, After working a straight 9.5 hrs at work today, I didn't really have birds on the brain too much as I planned on a relaxing evening at home. However...
Pine Grosbeak last seen 3/6 Common Redpolls still quite numerous (numbers nearing 200+ two days ago) Song Sparrow 6 Evening Grosbeaks here the last two days ...
I've posted before about the park Crossings of Colonie and how suprisingly birdy it can be. My girlfriend and I did a quick walk through yesterday (4/2) and...
My FOS Fox Sparrow appeared today. Also under the feeders were Song, Tree, and White-throated Sparrows. Clear skies, Alan Upper Washout Road, Glenville...
The FOS Great Blue Heron was seen over the Kenyetto Creek in Broadalbin yesterday evening. Turkey vultures have been here for about a week. Linda in the Great...
The FOS Great Blue Heron was seen over the Kenyetto Creek in Broadalbin yesterday evening. Turkey vultures have been here for about a week. Linda in the Great...
Greetings, With a few minutes to spare this afternoon I did a quick drive on Miller Rd. and nearby Catskill View Rd, which this early spring have become local...
There was a 3rd yr. Lesser Black-backed Gull in a field full of Ring-bill, and Herring Gulls just outside of Coxsackie this afternoon. The field was behind the...
Saw a flock of at least 15 Robins, maybe more, in field in front of SUNY Albany, along Washington Avenue, 11:45 am today. At my south-west Albany bird feeder: ...
This is somewhat off-topic, I realize, but I would like to share this beautifully written article in Orion magazine entitled "A Swamp Forest Grows in...
